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Eli Whitney Created Cotton Gin
He created a simple machine that influenced history. -
Lousiana Purchase
The untied states pustchased about 828,000,000 square miles of land from France. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Their mission was to explore the unknown land, and etablish trade with the natives. -
The War of 1812
The war was between The United States , and Great Britian. -
Indian Removal / Trial of Tears
THe government forced them to leave their homelands and walk thousands of miles. -
Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
THey were a missionary couple hoping to bring christanity to Native american tribes -
John Fremont (in California)
He led five expeditions into the west. -
The Donner Party
Led by brothers Jacoba and George. They attempted to take a new and shorter route to california. -
The California Gold Rush
The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush. -
Manifest Destiny
American expansion that the Untied states was destined to stretch from coast to coast.
